Louisville Slugger Softball Bat Recall

Louisville Slugger Softball Bat Recall

<p>Just as softball season is swinging into high gear, the world's most famous baseball bat maker is issuing a recall.</p> <p>The Louisville Slugger OneX Fastpitch Softball Bat is recalled because the bat's barrel can separate from the handle during use and strike people nearby.</p> <p>The recalled bats include all OneX style bats. The composite bat has a white and grey shell with blue and yellow lettering. "Louisville Slugger oneX" appears twice on the barrel, in yellow in one place and in blue lettering on the other side. &nbsp;The "X" is yellow in both places. &nbsp;</p> <p>Approximately 170 bat handle separations have been reported to the company. The company is aware of one report of a barrel from a broken bat hitting a player in the shin. &nbsp;</p> <p>There are about 13,000 bats affected by the recall.</p> <p>The bats were sold nationwide at sporting goods, other retail stores and distributed to college amateur competitive softball teams from approximately May 2012 through February 2013 for about $350.</p> <p>Consumers should immediately stop using the bat and contact Hillerich &amp; Bradsby for a free replacement bat and the choice of an additional free item.</p> <p>You can contact Hillerich &amp; Bradsby at (800) 282-2287 from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at <a href="http://www.slugger.com/">www.slugger.com</a> and click on Recall for more information.</p> <p>The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to a product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. You can contact them online at <a href="http://saferproducts.gov/">SaferProducts.gov</a> to furnish information about your experience with the bat.</p><p></p>

Just as softball season is swinging into high gear, the world's most famous baseball bat maker is issuing a recall.

The Louisville Slugger OneX Fastpitch Softball Bat is recalled because the bat's barrel can separate from the handle during use and strike people nearby.

The recalled bats include all OneX style bats. The composite bat has a white and grey shell with blue and yellow lettering. "Louisville Slugger oneX" appears twice on the barrel, in yellow in one place and in blue lettering on the other side. The "X" is yellow in both places.

Approximately 170 bat handle separations have been reported to the company. The company is aware of one report of a barrel from a broken bat hitting a player in the shin.

There are about 13,000 bats affected by the recall.

The bats were sold nationwide at sporting goods, other retail stores and distributed to college amateur competitive softball teams from approximately May 2012 through February 2013 for about $350.

Consumers should immediately stop using the bat and contact Hillerich & Bradsby for a free replacement bat and the choice of an additional free item.

You can contact Hillerich & Bradsby at (800) 282-2287 from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.slugger.com and click on Recall for more information.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to a product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. You can contact them online at SaferProducts.gov to furnish information about your experience with the bat.